Compiled by SYLVIA THOMPSON
- Prostate Cancer, Recent Developments in Diagnosis and Treatmentis the topic of the St Luke's Lecture on Wednesday, January 25th, at 8pm in the Royal College of Physicians, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The free public lecture will be given by Joe O'Sullivan, professor of radiation oncology at Queen's University, Belfast, and consultant clinical oncologist at The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre, City Hospital, Belfast. Advance booking required by emailing helenmoore@rcpi.ie or tel: 01-6334820.
- Master chef and nutritional therapist Tara Canning will give a four-week cookery course, starting on Thursday, January 26th, at 6.30pm in Craughwell, Co Galway. The course will include tips on weight management, balancing blood sugar, cholesterol and hormone levels and on using medicinal herbs. Cost: €100. Visit facebook.com/taramccanning
- Young people in Cork are invited to bring older people to the Lord Mayor’s Tea Dance from 3pm-6pm on Sunday, January 29th, in the City Hall. The event, which aims to alleviate loneliness at this time of the year, features the Cork Pops Orchestra, conducted by Evelyn Grant. Tickets €6 from Pro Musica, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork.
- The Comber Foundation is seeking health professionals to work as volunteers with people with disabilities in Romania this summer. The Irish charity has set up group homes for adults with disabilities who have spent most of their lives in state orphanages or institutions. Volunteers who work as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, speech and language therapists and intellectual disability nurses are specifically required. Contact Triona Collins on 086-3177616 or email triona@comber.ie for full details. See also comber.ie
- The Art of Stillness is a 10-week evening course at All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin, which explores meditation, relaxation and guided visualisation exercises. The next course, facilitated by John Doherty, begins on Thursday, February 9th, at 7.30pm. Contact Christine on tel: 01-8520700 ext 552 or email challoran@allhallows.ie. See allhallows.ie for more details.
